In The Loop

Armando Iannucci—writer of The Thick Of It, In The Loop and Veep—talks to Slate about the lives of politicians.

From the print edition, my article about the new British movie In The Loop. With lots and lots and lots of warning about salty language, here’s a clip from the movie in question. And while we’re at it, here’s perhaps the classic scene from The Thick of It, the BBC series it’s based on. Salty language warning still applies.

In a profane new British comedy, the hawks aren’t bogged down with such things as truth

After endorsements from both my editor in Toronto and Wells, I finally got around to watching The Thick of It, BBC’s political satire of four years ago (and now a major motion picture).